Their report is no more than a stub at three lines long, with no quotes, reference, or suggestion as to where the rumour came from; leaving us perplexed as to quite where it originated.

Melgarejo has a huge 30 million clause in his contract report Portuguese newspaper A Bola, which would hamper the Gunners attempts to sign him if they were interested because it would mean there is no onus on them to sell for any less as his contract runs until 2018.

And Melgarejo is not a defender who has recently played in midfield either, or at all at top European level which would only suggest if he was signed then his addition would see Kieran Gibbs or January addition Nacho Monreal moved into midfield, but there is not really any particular reason to do so, for buying a left-winger would make more sense.

The defender will be in action against Chelsea in the Europa League Final for Gunners fans to keep an eye on, but we wouldn't recommend getting too excited at the potential addition, seeing as strengthening at left-back is simply not a priority for Arsenal.

If Arsenal were linked with his Paraguayan Benfica compatriot, freescoring striker Oscar Cardozo then that would make more sense to us.

So despite our extensive doubts, with it probably unlikely to materialise into a deal, it is worth keeping an eye on this one to see if it develops into anything more substantial over the coming months, just in case.

Arsenal fans what do you think of the reports? Have they been fabricated or is their any truth?

Dan Coombs

Dan Coombs has been writing for HITC Sport full time since 2012 and has helped the website grow it's audience considerably during this period, while managing a team of writers. He has interviewed high profile names including Stuart Pearce and his work has been cited in Javier Hernandez's biography. In addition to football, Dan is a big fan of the NFL and NBA.